Application/Software Architect, Level 3

The Department of National Defense requires the services of a Software Architect for a 2 year contract to support complex video teleconferencing (VTC) systems on multiple networks, maintaining and supporting the integrity of the VTC systems and various voice over IP (VOIP) capabilities. 

These tasks include the following:

a. Develop technical architectures, frameworks and strategies, either for an organization or for a major application area, to meet the business and application requirements;

b. Identify the policies and requirements that drive out a particular solution;

c. Analyze and evaluate alternative technology solutions to meet business problems;

d. Ensures the integration of all aspects of technology solutions;

e. Monitor industry trends to ensure that solutions fit with government and industry directions for technology;

f. Analyze functional requirements to identify information, procedures and decision flows;

g. Evaluate existing procedures and methods, identify and document database content, structure, and application sub-systems, and develop data dictionary;

h. Define and document interfaces of manual to automated operations within application sub-systems, to external systems and between new and existing systems;

i. Define input/output sources, including detailed plan for technical design phase, and obtain approval of the system proposal; and

j. Define input/output sources, including detailed plan for technical design phase, and obtain approval of the system proposal.

Must Have 

• 10 years of experience working on a classified network
• 10 years of experience defining and documenting interfaces of manual to automated operations within application sub-systems, to external systems and between new and existing systems.
• 10 years of experience in identifying and documenting system specific standard operating procedures and system configuration.
• 10 years of experience in troubleshooting complex technical support issues in the delivery of multi-vendor technical solutions such as Polycom, Cisco, AMX, Extron, Crestron, Biamp and QSC;